Today I post a picture of my running shoes. Why, you say? Well, for the past couple of years I have been wanting the run a 5K. I have never been a runner, but have always wanted be. I couple of times I have started to couch 2 5K program, but never completed it, only getting to the part where you run for maybe 5 minutes straight.

Then this new year rolled around and of course I set some new goals, I was going to try running again. This time I decided to just try running for 5 minutes and then keep adding time. Then I wanted to make it 1 mile...then 2miles. Then this last week I went for it and ran 3.1miles and I also did it in a pretty good time for me, 37 minutes.

So, today I post a picture of my running shoes because I have signed up for my first offical 5K. I will be running in the St Patty's Day 5K on March 14th. I am really looking forward to this and hope that is will not be my last. I am very proud of myself and know that I can do whatever I set my mind to.

The Chicks

It has been awhile since I posted since we know have chicks! We continued to get eggs and one of the hens decided she wanted to be a Mama. She sat and waited paitiently and now has 3 chicks! Oh, they are so cute! She has more eggs but I am not sure that they are going to hatch?? I went out this morning and one of the eggs had broken open that had no chick...can you say SMELLY!! Rotten egg is not what I want to smell first thing in the morning. YUCK!

Mama Hen is hiding the little chick!

Our first little chick! After the first chick hatched, I decided to bring some eggs inside so we could watch them hatch. We had three that had started to peck there way out. Unfortunately, one died in the process. However, Abby thought is was facinating to open the egg after it passed and take a closer look. It is truly amazing how they can fit inside of the egg all scrunched up.

Abby and Bentley watching the chicks hatch!

Pecking their way out!

1:30am I hear the dogs going nuts so I get up to see what they're barking at. Then I hear peeping so I went to check on the chicks and this is what I found. The yellow chick must have just hatched, it was still a little wet and all wobbly. The black chick is only half way out.

In the morning when I woke they were both hatched!
They are oh so tiny!

I had just finished cleaning the coop today and the chicks got up on their Mama after I put them back in. I thought it was pretty cute! The yellow chick is under Mama Hen so you can't see it.

Gratitude

We have eggs!

Guess my chickens are thanking me for keeping them warm and giving them a nice warm breakfast!! Yesterday, I let down their ramp and a lonely egg rolled down. While I was going to get Steven to get it, I came back to find the chickens eating it. YUCK!!! I was disappointed and really hoped this wouldn't become a habit.
Today I went out to let them out, but I check their nest before letting down the ramp and lo and behold they had laid me three eggs. Oh they are so little and cute.

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas!

I think this will be the first White Christmas I can remember. We started getting snow on Wednesday and have gotten snow everyday day since. It has let up for today Monday, but is we are expected to get more Wednesday and Thursday (Christmas).
We have all had a great time playing in the snow! Of course I have taken lots and lots of pictures here are just some.




One morning I looked out in the yard and saw two deer. As the morning progressed the deer kept coming, in all there were 6 deer (3 nice bucks and 3 does).



You know it's really cold out when you wake up in the morning and the first thing you think of is fixing your chicken some warm oatmeal to help keep them warm.